It seems a dubious precept on which to base a food post. But someone did it, nonetheless. I think I know why. It involves our old frenemy, human nature. But bear with me as I relate the gist of Delish’s ‘Healthiest Fast Food Fries You Can Order In America’…Read More →
Anybody can throw together a pan of muffins. How they’ll turn out depends on the baker. Even if your muffins are already pretty good, we bet they can be even better! Today, we offer a quick trio of tips from a seasoned pro for perfect muffins…Read More →
You can use canned legumes right out of the tin. But they’ll work better in many recipes (which call for processing or puréeing them) if you tenderize them first. How do you do that? You can cook the bejaysus out of them… Or treat your beans with baking soda first…Read More →
I can clearly remember when everybody said TGI Friday’s (TGIF) was on the road to Oblivi-onsville. A few years back, they were closing locations all over the place. But last year, the tide turned. And this year, TGIF is preparing to open 1,000 new restos!Read More →
I let a genie out of its bottle when I posted my first ‘Lost & Found’ just a few weeks ago. Now I can’t stop tripping over new ones! Today’s ‘lost’ technique is truly ancient. Traditional cooks in Asia have been ‘toasting’ their spices for centuries…Read More →
This being Super Bowl Sunday, the booze will be flowing like… Booze on Super Bowl Sunday. But if you’re among the growing cadre of those who don’t, or prefer not to drink, we present a selection of things you can say or do to politely decline a drink…Read More →
Are you one of the millons of shoppers who pick up that little red mesh bag of Babybel cheeses, almost without thinking, at the sup-ermarket every week? Babybel’s packaging may be changing, but the iconic product de-finitely is NOT…Read More →
Sounds silly, but makes perfect sense! This is really an old hack newstalgized! And it gives me an opportunity to showcase a truly an-cient pairing of spice and sweet. You may be surprised when you learn what one recipe blogger says your Chili has been missing!Read More →